Actor

Upcoming:

RAGTIME (Ensemble)
     Park Square Theatre (St. Paul, MN)
     directed by Gary Gisselman (January-February 2012)


WONDERFUL TOWN (Frank Lippencott)
      Skylark Opera (St. Paul, MN)
      directed by Bob Neu (June 2012)


Most Recent Appearances:

Below: Paul R. Coate (left) with Jon Hegge in ON THE TOWN
(2011, Skylark Opera- directed by Bob Neu)

ON THE TOWN (Chip) -
     Skylark Opera (St. Paul, MN)
     directed by Robert Neu

THE MAGIC FLUTE (Monostatos) -
     The Minnesota Orchestra (Minneapolis, MN)
     featuring In The Heart Of The Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
     directed by Robert Neu
     conducted by Osmo Vänskä

Other Selected Past Productions (most recent first):
SWEET CHARITY (Vittorio Vidal/ Daddy Brubeck)- Bloomington (MN) Theatre and Art Center
THE WHO'S TOMMY - (Capt. Walker) - Pioneer Place on Fifth (St. Cloud, MN)
THE FULL MONTY - (Malcolm) - Paul Bunyan Playhouse (Bemidji, MN) and
Pioneer Place on Fifth at the Paramount Theater (St. Cloud, MN)
EVITA - (Agustin Magaldi) - Theater Latte Da @ Ordway's McKnight Theatre (St. Paul, MN)
TROUBLE IN TAHITI - (Trio) - The Dead Composers Society @ MN Fringe Festival (Minneapolis, MN)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - (Egeus, Peter Quince) -  The Strange Capers (Minneapolis, MN)
MAME (Lindsay) - Minneapolis Musical Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
THE COMPLETE SONNETS FESTIVAL - Classical Actors Ensemble (Minneapolis, MN)
THE SORCERER (Alexis) - Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Co. (Minneapolis, MN)
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (Signor Naccerelli) - Bloomington (MN) Theatre and Art Center
THE FULL MONTY (Harold Nichols) - Theater Latte Da @ Ordway's McKnight Theatre (St. Paul, MN)
***called 'The Best Musical of 2009 by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune***
THE WHO'S TOMMY (Captain Walker) - Paul Bunyan Playhouse (Bemidji, MN)
DAMN YANKEES (Benny Van Buren) - Highland Summer Theatre (Mankato, MN)
THE DESERT SONG (Ensemble) - Skylark Opera (St. Paul, MN)
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Friar Francis) - Nebraska Shakespeare Festival (Omaha, NE)
THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Jamie) - Nebraska Repertory Theatre (Lincoln, NE)
METAMORPHOSES (Orpheus, Ceyx, Apollo) - Nebraska Repertory Theatre (Lincoln, NE)
OMNIUM GATHERUM (Terence) - Nebraska Repertory Theatre (Lincoln, NE)
THE TENDER LAND (Mr. Jenks) - Opera Omaha (Omaha, NE)
OTHELLO (Gratiano) - Nebraska Shakespeare Festival (Omaha, NE)
THE TEMPEST (Trinculo) - Nebraska Shakespeare Festival (Omaha, NE)
ART (Serge) - Living Picture Project (Omaha, NE)

Above: Paul R. Coate (center) with the cast of THE WHO'S TOMMY
(2009, Paul Bunyan Playhouse- directed by Zach Curtis)

FILM

       Paul's first experience with film was as an uncredited extra in TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR. Since then, Paul has appeared as 'DaVinci's Apprentice' in Mannheim Steamroller's 'Fresh Aire 8" DVD, and most recently as 'Philip Hall' the 2009 film APRIL SHOWERS starring Tom Arnold, Illeana Douglas, and Daryl Sabara!

       Paul has appeared in a variety of commercials and industrials as a film and voice-over actor for such corporations and organizations as Gallup, Nebraska Furniture Mart, the Omaha World-Herald, the Nebraska Lottery, Alegent Health, Sedexho Marriott, The University of Nebraska, Alkar Billiards, Performance Ford, La Mesa Mexican Restaurant, Kiewit Construction, and more.